Living in Chambéry
In Chambéry, advertised rents for new lettings average €14.80 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.2% (2022).
Chambéry's population was 59,964 at the start of 2023. The city had 53 schools in 2026. There were 146.8 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.65 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 15.6 µg/m³ in 2024. For Chambéry, the unemployment rate was 12.2% at the end of 2022.
Pricier rent than 76% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 87% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 76% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Chambéry?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Chambéry?
Average net cold rent is 14.8 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 14.8 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr23
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre19Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan18Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 3,057 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Dwellings | 33,867 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE9Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 29,581 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE9Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 14.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr23Official |
Is Chambéry a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 888 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.8 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Chambéry?
The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 12.16 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12
Chambéry 12.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 95.65 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.16 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.7Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,749 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr25Official |
| Unemployment rate | 12.16 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12Official |
Unemployment rate rose 2.7% between 2013 and 2022, from 11.8% to 12.2%.
What does a salary buy in Chambéry?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,082 |
| Rent, 60 m²€14.80/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €888 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,131 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chambéry. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Chambéry. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 53 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.21Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 39 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official |
| Schools | 59 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Chambéry's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 146.8 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence10Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,176 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chambéry when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Chambéry?
Police recorded about 7,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,080 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chambéry. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Chambéry?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.65 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Chambéry 7.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 15.64 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 10.25 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.14Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11.39 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.65 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 6.4 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 13.4 · Apr 17.3 · May 21.3 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 27.1 · Sep 22.3 · Oct 17 · Nov 10.6 · Dec 6.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHAMBERY-AIX24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.7 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5.6 · May 10 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHAMBERY-AIX24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.9 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8 · Apr 11.4 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 3.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHAMBERY-AIX24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 102.6 · Feb 79.1 · Mar 93.1 · Apr 87.9 · May 101 · Jun 94.5 · Jul 91.7 · Aug 97.6 · Sep 104.3 · Oct 113.3 · Nov 114.6 · Dec 124.2 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHAMBERY-AIX24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 76 · Feb 101 · Mar 157 · Apr 176 · May 202 · Jun 236 · Jul 261 · Aug 237 · Sep 180 · Oct 123 · Nov 74 · Dec 66 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHAMBERY-AIX24Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 59.7% between 2013 and 2024, from 19.0 to 7.7.
Similar climate. In France: Reims ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The city covered 21 km² in 2026. Population density was 2,856.8 people per km² in 2023.
How many people live in Chambéry?
The published population was 59,964 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 7,652 is not 9.1% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport87.2%Foreign residents12.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 20.99 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.1 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat5Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,652 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT117Official |
| Population density | 2,857 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Population | 59,964 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11Official |
Foreign residents rose 31.7% between 2013 and 2022, from 8,225 to 10,832.
International community in Chambéry
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 59,964 | 100.0% |
| Français | 51,593.163 | 86.0% |
| Etranger | 8,370.837 | 14.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)16Official |
Alternatives for people set on Chambéry
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Saint-Alban-Leysse as a Chambéry alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,100 Saint-Alban-Leysse vs 7,080 Chambéry−56%
- Rent: €11.70/m² Saint-Alban-Leysse vs €14.80/m² Chambéry−21%
- Unemployment: 8.1% Saint-Alban-Leysse vs 12.2% Chambéry−33%
- Residents: 6,734 Saint-Alban-Leysse vs 59,964 Chambéry−89%
- Nearest airport: 8.0 km Saint-Alban-Leysse vs 9.0 km Chambéry−11%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,749 Saint-Alban-Leysse vs €2,749 Chambérysame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Saint-Alban-Leysse vs 7.7 µg/m³ Chambérysame level
Clamart as a Chambéry alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 454 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,340.5 Clamart vs 1,176.2 Chambéry+99%
- Rent: €24.06/m² Clamart vs €14.80/m² Chambéryno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,276 Clamart vs 7,080 Chambéry−25%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Clamart vs €2,749 Chambéry+21%
- Unemployment: 9.3% Clamart vs 12.2% Chambéry−24%
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Clamart vs 9.0 km Chambéry−33%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.8 µg/m³ Clamart vs 7.7 µg/m³ Chambéry+16%
Cities near Chambéry
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Chambéry?
The published population was 59,964 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Chambéry?
Average net cold rent is 14.8 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,036 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Chambéry?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Chambéry?
Police recorded about 7,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Chambéry?
The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Chambéry?
The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Chambéry a good place to live?
Chambéry may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Chambéry?
Barberaz, Cognin, Bassens, Saint-Alban-Leysse, La Ravoire are near Chambéry. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Chambéry?
The official citizenship distribution records 51,593.163 people (86.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Chambéry, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8434b8b15eb65a0a33eb5127c8e6c113]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/chambery/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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